Sale 1118 — The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 March, 2016
Category — 24c 1869 Pictorial Issue Stamps (Scott 120)
24c Green & Violet (120). Position 100 with bottom right corner sheet selvage, disturbed original gum, small h.r. rich colors, centered to rightFINE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITH ENORMOUS CORNER SHEET SELVAGE.
With 1993 P.F. certificate
24c Green & Violet (120). Slightly disturbed original gum, h.r., bright colors, vignette shifted strongly upwards and to the rightVERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
Ex Frelinghuysen.
24c Green & Violet (120). Unused (regummed), bright color, with significant vignette shift to the right, Very Fine and interesting printing variety, ex Hall
24c Green & Violet (120). Vignette shifted strongly to the right to the point where it is into the perfs, trace of vignette from adjoining stamp at left also shows, unobtrusive strike of red cork cancel, tiny thin speck in grill, a very dramatic vignette shift
24c Green & Violet (120). Block of four, deep rich colors on bright paper, cork cancels, centered to right, few expertly rejoined perf separationsFINE. A RARE SOUND USED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. ONLY SIX USED BLOCKS ARE RECORDED.
The six recorded used blocks of the 24c 1869, excluding the unique Invert block, are listed here (identified by last known pedigree): 1) ex Rose, VF centering, fancy circle of V's cancel neatly struck on each stamp, minor wrinkling causing light creasing, top right stamp small margin tear, offered in Siegel Sale 794; 2) ex Bechtel and Heimburger (Siegel Sale 1054, lot 444), EF centering, circular cork cancels over each vignette; 3) ex Ishikawa, Eubanks and Curtis (Siegel Sale 1084, lot 3339), VF centering, circle of wedges cancel, left stamps few small tears; 4) ex Anderson, Fine centering to top right, circle of wedges cancel; 5) ex Klein, Fine centering to left, quartered cork cancels, light corner crease at bottom right and several rejoined perfs; and 6) ex Lopez and our 1965, 1992 and 2001 Rarities sales, perfs cutting in at right, cork cancels, the block offered here.
Ex Lopez. With 1990 P.F. certificate
24c Green & Violet (120). Horizontal strip of three, light cork cancels, bright colors, well-centered, right stamp small faultsFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE STRIP OF THREE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
Multiples of any size of this issue are rare. This is the only strip of three we have offered since keeping computerized records. Undercatalogued in Scott as a pair, which only assigns a $100.00 premium versus two singles. Scott Retail as pair and single
24c Green & Violet (120). Horizontal pair, rich colors on bright paper, neat quartered cork cancels, right stamp single short perf at bottom not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate
24c Green & Violet (120). Horizontal pair, bright colors, bold rosette cork cancels, expertly rejoined, Fine appearance, scarce multiple